WEBVTT SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM HERE AT HOME ALSO RAN IN BOSTON TODAY. 40/29'S BRETT RAINS TALKED TO ONE RUNNER WHO'S FROM BENTONVILLE. IT'S NEW TONIGHT. "CLOSE TO 6O RUNNERS FROM ARKANSAS RAN IN THIS YEARS RACE. I SPOKE TO MATT MARTIN, WHO FINISHED HIS FIRST BOSTON MARATHON." "it's a proud day to be a part of that and to represent our state" (nats...cheers... let's go Matt, whooo!) WITH CHEERS OF SUPPORT AND RAZORBACK FLAGS FLYING MATT MARTIN BLEW A KISS TO HIS FAMILY AS HE RAN. "it was really an amazing race. The crowd support throughout the whole 26.2 miles was really unbelieveable" MARTIN TOOK TO RUNNING AFTER BATTLING INTESTINAL DISEASE. HE SPENT WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. "I fought through a lot of tough times, I had some pretty big surgeries that essentially saved my life" "just to be a part of seeing so many people come back, and fight back and really stand strong to say, you know, this is not going to be, what happened last year is not going to keep us down" CLUTCHING HIS MEDAL WITH HIS WIFE NEXT TO HIM, MARTIN SAYS HE'S BLESSED... "this is just a testament to all the people that surround me that pour into me every day and help me be a strong man" "MARTIN FINISHED THE RACE IN TWO HOURS, FIFTY-THREE MIUNTES, WHICH HE SAYS WAS A PERSONAL BEST. REPORTING TONIGHT BRETT RAINS 40/29 NEWS" MARTIN SAYS HE'S ALREADY QUALIFIED TO RUN IN NEXT YEARS